PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukko Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogin comes to the cage accompanied by real american. Hamalainen has chosen the Finnish National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jukko Hamalainen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hogin
vs
Hamalainen

170 cm
33
276 lbs
45 - 19 - 2

190 cm
33
266 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jukko Hamalainen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamalainen has his takedown stuffed
and Hogin counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jukko Hamalainen has been cut.
Hogin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Hogin misses.
No luck for Hamalainen with that takedown attempt.
Hogin just misses with a punch to the body.

Hogin drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogin.
Hogin throwing strikes from guard but Hamalainen blocks nicely.
Hamalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogin.
Hamalainen has momentary wrist control but Hogin slips an elbow through the middle.
Hogin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen controls Hogin momentarily but Hogin frees himself.
Hogin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamalainen is keeping the position for now.
Hamalainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamalainen scores with a nice shot.
Hamalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hamalainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hamalainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogin cracks Hamalainen with a solid left hand.
Hogin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hamalainen's head.
Hamalainen looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogin throwing strikes from guard but Hamalainen blocks nicely.
Hogin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hogin lands a couple of elbows.
Hamalainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hamalainen stops Hogin from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hamalainen.
Hogin missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Hamalainen.
Hogin is trying to get back to full guard.
Hamalainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogin's head.
Ground and pound from Hamalainen.
Hogin wants to improve his position but Hamalainen is controlling well.
Hogin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hogin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hogin keeping moving, preventing Hamalainen from controlling successfully.

Hamalainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hogin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hamalainen has managed to get both his arms back between Hogin's legs - danger averted.
Hamalainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogin is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hogin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamalainen defends it easily.
Hogin is trying to keep Hamalainen in close.
Hogin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamalainen preventing the sweep.
Hogin controls Hamalainen momentarily but Hamalainen frees himself.
Hogin keeping full guard, as Hamalainen tries to pass.
Hamalainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hamalainen stopping the sweep attempt from Hogin.
Hogin is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hamalainen shoots in but Hogin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hulk Hogin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukko Hamalainen.
Hogin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hamalainen.
Hamalainen shoots in looking for a takedown but Hogin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hamalainen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Hogin misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogin lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Hamalainen gets caught flat footed, as Hogin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Hogin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jukko Hamalainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hogin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hogin throws an overhand right that lands on Hamalainen's shoulder, as Hamalainen tries to avoid the shot.
Hamalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogin.

Hamalainen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hogin throwing strikes but missing.
Hamalainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamalainen working a defensive guard here.
Hogin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamalainen working a defensive guard here.
Hogin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamalainen is breathing heavily.
Hogin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hogin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hogin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hogin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hamalainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That has opened up Jukko Hamalainen's cut even more.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamalainen.
Hogin misses with a head kick.
Hamalainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hogin.
Hogin looks to land a right hand but Hamalainen moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogin misses with a double jab.
Hulk Hogin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hogin scores a takedown into full mount!
Hogin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hamalainen's face.
Hogin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hamalainen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Hamalainen is rocked!

The cut above Jukko Hamalainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamalainen takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hogin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Hogin!